Katara: Now that I know he’s out there… now that I know we can find him, I feel like I have no choice. [“The Southern Raiders”]
Aang: I guess I don’t have a choice, Momo. I have to kill the Fire Lord. [“Sozin’s Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters”]
and then they both realize that they do have a choice:
[ID: Two matching gifs of Katara and Aang from “The Southern Raiders” and “Sozin’s Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang,” respectively. They are making the same circular motion to attack Yon Rha and Ozai as their opponents cower in fear. Their attack then liquefies as they choose to hold back, drenching Yon Rha and Ozai in water. Katara and Aang then move backwards simultaneously as they relax their fighting stances. End ID]
Fuck the docile, innocent, gentle female character archetype! Let women be angry!
Let’s stop this narrative of “forgiveness is the only way” and “killing will only poison yourself and make you just as bad as them.” This rule seems to only apply to women, and that needs to change.
Ones personal experience is not singular, and just because someone else may feel darkness from killing their oppressor doesn’t mean the other person will.
Let women define justice on their own terms, without unwanted male interference.
I honestly think that making Yon Rha a sniveling little pathetic guy is the only way they could justify him not being killed.
It wasn’t like he was some random mugger who killed her mom in a moment of desperation, or a footsoldier who killed Kya on the battlefield, he was a brutal, high-ranking (remember he was the commander of the whole Southern Raiders) officer of imperialism who seemed to relish in his job killing a civilian.
If he had any sort of more “gentle” fate, like becoming a noble or becoming a famous local for his service or even just a dude happy in his retirement, content with what he had done to get it, then the question becomes “well, why SHOULDN’T she kill him?” (Aside from her being 14/15 and that maybe being a bit too young to kill, lmao).
